Word of the Day
unruffled (adjective)
calm, not emotionally upset or agitated; steady; unflustered (from Dictionary.com)
Example:
He became all excited, but she remained unruffled.
He became all excited, but she remained unruffled.
Uses of Word of the Day
Zhong Jie: "I'll try to unruffle myself." ("I shall try to remain unruffled.")
Eula: "I'm sure Melvin will be unruffled."
Ade: "No matter how strong the wind, you will find yourself unruffled in the journey."
Joyce: "You looked calm and unruffled."
Cecilia: "...your unruffled demeanour..."
BRICKBATS
VOCABULARY
1) Doing the Project 4 => presenting project 4
2) do a list => make a list / create a list
3) work hanging in your head => thoughts of work crowding your mind
4) can lead to feelings of guilty and stress => can lead to feelings of guilt
5) this small change can make a different => ... can make a difference
6) He will give us the speech today => He will give a speech today.
7) She has a beautiful shape => ...beautiful figure
8) I did not get all my dreams => I did not fulfil all my dreams
9) Zhong Jie is 6 minutes 25 seconds => Zhong Jie spoke for ...
10) emcee for Table Topics => Table Topics Master
11) progressed on to other things / I kept progressing on => progressed to other things / I kept progressing
12) courageable action/next courage thing / Be courage in your life => courageous
13) We look forward to your every time evaluation => We look forward to your monthly evaluations
14) Everyone can relate to his speech, don't you? => ... can't you?
15) say a lot of jargon => use a lot of jargon
GRAMMAR
1) timeless wisdom encapsulate in the age old saying => encapsulated
2) make sure you are not running out of time => ... you do not run out of time
3) how and what can be go wrong => how and what can go wrong
4) strike them off the list once you have complete them => ... have completed them
5) my mom and my dad was not supportive => were not supportive
PRONUNCIATION
1) procrastination
2) deposit
3) tasks / guests
4) opportunity
5) metaphor
BOUQUETS
ALLITERATION
1) slow, sure, steady
2) switfly pass by instead of slowing down
3) patient and persistent striving
4) get in the groove
5) perspective in life and projectory
6) amidst power and prestige
7) deadline, distraction & dismantle
SIMILE
1) running around like a chicken without a head
2) I felt like a fish out of water / felt like a sushi swimming smong sharks
3) I felt like a superstar
4) is like a tour of a butterfly farm
METAPHOR
1) navigate our journey of life
2) crypto is digital gold
3) I just started the wine marathon
4) saw UFO in her food
5) jellyfish hand
6) injected humour
RHYME
1) gap between our intention and our action
2) engaging and intriguing
CONTRAST
1) Making the invisible visible
2) People may forget what you say, but they will never forget how you make them feel
3) big wins, small wins
4) little steps, big leap
VOCABULARY
1) revolutionize our market
2) seared in my memory
3) polyglot (= someone who knows several languages)
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